An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link An expert on how microplastics affect our health shared how she reduces her exposure at home. Professor Fay Couceiro leads a team at Portsmouth ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that come from plastic bottles, packaging, and clothing fibers. PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are a group of chemicals used in everyday items ...

Microplastics have been found throughout the human body -- including inside lungs, blood and brains -- and while it is not ...

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A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within ...

Both groups of Daphnia were exposed for their entire life cycle to a mixture of microplastics of irregular shapes -- reflecting natural conditions- together with two PFAS chemicals at levels ...

Microplastics are invisible but omnipresent.

Studies link microplastics to various health issues, including heart attacks, strokes and cancer. Microplastics have been found throughout the human body – including inside lungs, blood and brains.

Many things remain unknown about how microplastics could affect health, including the role played by their size, shape and composition. Many plastics are a complex cocktail of polymers and ...